TMS

TMS vs Antidepressants: Two Different Ways to Treat Depression TMS vs antidepressants is not really a question of which treatment is universally better. Both can be valuable treatments for depression, but they approach the problem in very different ways. Antidepressants use medication that circulates through the body and influences signaling within the brain. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS, uses targeted magnetic pulses from outside the head to stimulate neural cir

Is TMS Therapy Safe for Most Patients? Is TMS therapy safe? For appropriately screened patients receiving treatment from a trained clinical team, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation has a well-established safety record and is generally well tolerated. TMS is noninvasive, does not require surgery, and ordinarily does not require anesthesia or sedation. Patients remain awake during treatment and can generally return to their usual activities after the session. That does not mean

Understanding How TMS Therapy Works Understanding how TMS therapy works can make a treatment that sounds highly technical much easier to understand. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS, is a noninvasive brain stimulation treatment that uses rapidly changing magnetic fields to create small electrical currents in targeted areas of the brain. Those currents stimulate neurons and neural circuits involved in functions such as mood regulation and cognitive control. One simple

Why Some TMS Treatments Don’t Work as Expected TMS treatments don’t work the same way for every patient. Some people experience meaningful improvement in depression symptoms, energy, motivation, emotional flexibility, and daily functioning. Others notice only partial improvement, temporary benefit, or very little change at all. When that happens, it is understandable for patients to ask whether TMS failed, whether they were a bad candidate, or whether something about the trea

Dynamic Psychiatry's Lead TMS Technician Why TMS Technicians Matter in Brain-Based Treatment TMS technicians play an important role in the quality of transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment because TMS is not simply a device that runs by itself. The machine matters, but the way treatment is set up, delivered, observed, and communicated also matters. Patients often think of TMS as a standardized brain-based treatment, and in some ways it is. There are established protocols

Dynamic Psychiatry's TMS services are unparalleled because the equipment is far more advanced and TMS is always part of a larger treatment plan